Ohh gas prices... I don’t think one ever really pays attention to them until you have start paying them. The shoot up of gas prices over the last little while has made me grieve every time I put that time I put the pump in my car. The reason for the gas prices has supposedly to do something with Libya. My issue is that I HAVE NO IDEA WHATS GOING ON!!! Why you ask?? I don’t think most people realize how cut off I am from the news since I no longer watch TV and simpatico.ca is no longer my homepage. Now Libya is not directly touching Cameroon but it is part of northern Africa and I think that it is important to have a small idea about what it going on since riots have a tendency of crossing boarders. I thought that I would be a good idea to figure out what’s going on in my world especially events that are happening in Africa.

So here’s something like a summery of what’s going on.

The whole situation started on February 15 inspired by the rebellious movement in Tunisia and Eygypt. Peaceful protests for change where occuring in Tripoli where Moammar Gadhafi appeared. As these protests were happening milita came in and started gunning down the protestors. So a rebellion began. On february 24th (yes i do realize that this was a while back) it was reported conflict between the Gadhafi loyalists and the rebel forces over the Mediterranean oil ports of Ras Lanouf. (heres my high price gas problem)

The most recent report that I could find was on March 5th but there must be more since I do not think that this will end any time soon. There shots heard in Tripoli supposedly celebrating that the goverment had gained control over Ras Lanouf (place were oil ports are) yet as it turns out that through the help of residents of Ras Lanouf.

In other parts of northern Libya there is still much fighting going on. Rebels say that they will not stop fighting until Gadhafi is not longer in power. This means that Libya is in the long hule of many more fights and the sound of gun shots will not cease anytime soon. There are many people who are now returning to there home land such as Chad, Nigeria and Ghana. Chad and NIgeria both are on the boader line with Cameroon.

The situation in Libya made me think about how this could have been happening while we were there. But rather God in his soverienty allowed elections to be later. What I also found very interesting was how these people are crying out for help and how we start to ignore the situation since there is something else new and exciting in the news. I think we choose wisely what we want to follow and learn about in the news since there is so much need of prayer and attention. remember we can not do this own our own but rather in offering these places in prayer can make a huge differance.